Chp. 4 - You're Real

"So guys, care to explain what this Order is?" Asked Harry, sitting down on the bed.

"Oh!" Exclaimed Hermione "We forgot that you don't know about it." She said almost sheepishly "Well, the Order of the Phoenix is an organisation led by Dumbledore against You-Know-Who."

"They have meetings every week, mum and dad are in it, so are Sirius and basically everyone you saw that was of age." Added Ron.

"Oh" was Harrys only reply. "So where's Fred, George and Ginny?"

"I heard my name." Came a voice from the door.

"Hey, Ginny." Said Hermione "We were just wondering where you were."

Ginny nodded at her and said "Hey Harry." When her eyes landed on him.

"Hello." He replied.

"Is Fred and George trying the extendable ears again?" Asked Ron.

"We all know that mum placed an Imperturbable charm on the door which eliminated our usage of the ears to eavesdrop."

"You know they do try."

"Indeed, we do" came a voice from outside, before they heard a crack and the twins landed in front of them.

"But nothing is going through the ward mum placed," George said sadly shaking his head.

"Can't you two just stop doing that?" Exclaimed Ron.

"Aw Ronnikins, you're starting to sound like mum." Teased Fred. Ron's ears turned red and he turned away from embarrassment. "But," Fred continued "we did see Dumbledore taking Sirius and Remus to the drawing room."

"We were curious."

"But seems like Dumbledore also placed the charm on the door."

"Meaning, we didn't get anything." The twins slump in defeat of not hearing anything important.

"Wonder what Dumbledore was telling them in private." Said Hermione looking at the other side of the room, thinking.

"That's what we tried to find you see." George started "But no luck." Fred continued.

"Oh well. Maybe I could try asking Sirius later." Harry said, also wondering what they were talking about.

"They should let us in!"

"We're of age already!" The twins exclaimed.

"As if mum will let that happen." Scoff Ginny.

"So... How's the joke shop going guys?" Harry asked, changing topics.

"Bloody terrible, I'm going to strangle whoever gave them the money," Ron replied, but Harry only laughed at it.

"I'll take that as they used you as their experiment?"

"Aw, it's not that bad." Fred piped in.

"Not that bad!?" Ron repeated, "do you know how it feels to walk around with bright green hair and blue skin for a week!?" Fred and George just smiled innocently with Ron still furious at them.

"Oh cut it of Ron." Said Hermione "It couldn't be that bad."

"Do you want to see the picture?" Asked Fred to Hermione.

"You took a bloody picture!?" Ron gaped at them.

"Of course! It is a memory to remember!"

When George showed them the picture, Harry can't help but laugh out loud along with Hermione at the sight of a blue hair, green-skinned Ron.

"Here I thought you guys were my friends," Ron mumbled under his breath.

"Its really not that bad," Hermione said to him trying to keep her laugh under control, but failing miserably and was on the floor laughing again with Harry. Since Ginny had already lived with a green haired Ron for a week, she didn't find it as funny as them but was also laughing, though not as hard as the other two.

As they talked about other stuff Fred and George invented, Harry became quite impress on how far they've gone.

They spoke and laughed for more than an hour, the best hour of Harry's summer until they heard a knock on the door. Harry, who was closest to the door went to get it, still out of breath from laughing with a smile on his face. "Hey Sirius" he greeted.

"Hello Harry, having fun I see." He merely grinned at him. "I have something to show you," Sirius said to him "so if you don't mind I will be stealing him from you guys for a few minutes."

"Okay," they replied and Sirius dragged him down the stairs.

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They talked for who knew how long before the conversation turned back to Harry, "How is he at school?" asked Lily.

"Gets into trouble," replied Remus.

"That's my boy!" said James, smiling proudly.

"Tell us about him."

"Why don't you find out yourself?" Sirius said.

"Are you sure?" Lily asked.

"Yea, he would probably freak out a little at first, but he would accept you guys with open arms," Remus said, trying to reassure the pair of nervous parents.

"I'll go get him," Sirius said standing up.

James and Lily waited in silence, still trying to accept that they had already missed so much of his life. He had managed so far into his life without them already, what if he didn't need them already?

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Harry was curious about what Sirius was about to show him and they went down the stairs, when they were in front of the drawing-room door, Sirius asked: "Can I have your wand, Harry?" Harry threw him a confused look before saying "Okay." He took his wand out from his pocket, he hadn't been anywhere without his wand since what happened in Fourth Year, and gave it to Sirius, still confused on what was happening. "Just don't freak out, okay?" Now harry was very confused, but before he had time to wonder, Sirius opened the door.

The last of Harry's smile from his laugh with his friends disappeared, he didn't even take note of Remus sitting on the side, he just locked eyes with the two people in front of him. There was no doubt on who they are.

"Give me my wand Sirius," Harry said calmly, too calmly, to his godfather.

"Harry listen-"

That was when his wall broke "Listen?! You want me to listen!? What is this? A sick joke? I have no bloody idea how you guys fell for that, but I'm not. They were my parents Sirius, I will not have some random people, or worse yet, Death Eaters impersonating them!" He turned so he was facing the two again. "How dare you?" the fire in his eyes shook Lily. "I'm going, let me out."

"Harry listen, for just a minute." Sirius practically begged.

"Let me out."

"Harry-" Sirius tried again.

"Okay then, explain." From where Lily was sitting, she could see his wet eyes.

"They're real, Harry."

"How are you so sure, Sirius? How did you know that they didn't somehow trick you."

"They proved it."

"Then prove it to me them," said Harry turning to them again. Lily could see him blinking back tears, "Turn into Prongs." James did exact that, when he was in his animagus form, he took a cautious step forward and walked towards his shocked son. Harry raised his hands and touched the stag standing in front of him, then whispered, more to himself "You're real."

Lily stepped forward too, then touched her son's face then pulled him into an embrace with James and said: "Yes, Harry, yes we are."

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Published: 23/4/2016

Status: Edited